"Birchism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Birchisms [plural]
Etymology: From Birch + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Birch|-ism}} Birch + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Birchism (usually uncountable, plural Birchisms)
  1. Political ideology espoused by or associated with the John Birch Society, a conservative or right-wing organization in the United States. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: Birchist, Bircher, McCarthyism, anticommunism

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